diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/browser/abstractTaskService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/browser/abstractTaskService.ts
index 5890d50f7398b3d4c01b06ae3bd2ae9b79e6cf62..65defb36e8aa9cef415d4bf2980360530f9b3095 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/browser/abstractTaskService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/browser/abstractTaskService.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ import { isWorkspaceFolder, TaskQuickPickEntry, QUICKOPEN_DETAIL_CONFIG, TaskQui
 import { ILogService } from 'vs/platform/log/common/log';
 import { once } from 'vs/base/common/functional';
 import { ThemeIcon } from 'vs/platform/theme/common/themeService';
+import { ITrustedWorkspaceService } from 'vs/platform/workspace/common/trustedWorkspace';
 
 const QUICKOPEN_HISTORY_LIMIT_CONFIG = 'task.quickOpen.history';
 const PROBLEM_MATCHER_NEVER_CONFIG = 'task.problemMatchers.neverPrompt';
@@ -255,6 +256,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractTaskService extends Disposable implements ITaskSer
 		@ITextModelService private readonly textModelResolverService: ITextModelService,
 		@IPreferencesService private readonly preferencesService: IPreferencesService,
 		@IViewDescriptorService private readonly viewDescriptorService: IViewDescriptorService,
+		@ITrustedWorkspaceService private readonly trustedWorkspaceService: ITrustedWorkspaceService,
 		@ILogService private readonly logService: ILogService
 	) {
 		super();
@@ -911,7 +913,7 @@ export abstract class AbstractTaskService extends Disposable implements ITaskSer
 		}).then((value) => {
 			if (runSource === TaskRunSource.User) {
 				this.getWorkspaceTasks().then(workspaceTasks => {
-					RunAutomaticTasks.promptForPermission(this, this.storageService, this.notificationService, workspaceTasks);
+					RunAutomaticTasks.promptForPermission(this, this.storageService, this.notificationService, this.trustedWorkspaceService, workspaceTasks);
 				});
 			}
 			return value;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/browser/runAutomaticTasks.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/browser/runAutomaticTasks.ts
index 40899ecaf613a90aa5e1ecf5f5445ec1791ba08b..02e390cdcbfc71081140a505a3640a67b1a97ef8 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/browser/runAutomaticTasks.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/browser/runAutomaticTasks.ts
@@ -14,16 +14,19 @@ import { INotificationService, Severity } from 'vs/platform/notification/common/
 import { IQuickPickItem, IQuickInputService } from 'vs/platform/quickinput/common/quickInput';
 import { Action2 } from 'vs/platform/actions/common/actions';
 import { ServicesAccessor } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';
+import { ITrustedWorkspaceService, TrustState } from 'vs/platform/workspace/common/trustedWorkspace';
 
 const ARE_AUTOMATIC_TASKS_ALLOWED_IN_WORKSPACE = 'tasks.run.allowAutomatic';
 
 export class RunAutomaticTasks extends Disposable implements IWorkbenchContribution {
 	constructor(
 		@ITaskService private readonly taskService: ITaskService,
-		@IStorageService storageService: IStorageService) {
+		@IStorageService storageService: IStorageService,
+		@ITrustedWorkspaceService trustedWorkspaceService: ITrustedWorkspaceService) {
 		super();
 		const isFolderAutomaticAllowed = storageService.getBoolean(ARE_AUTOMATIC_TASKS_ALLOWED_IN_WORKSPACE, StorageScope.WORKSPACE, undefined);
-		this.tryRunTasks(isFolderAutomaticAllowed);
+		const isTrustedWorkspace = trustedWorkspaceService.getWorkspaceTrustState() === TrustState.Trusted;
+		this.tryRunTasks(isFolderAutomaticAllowed && isTrustedWorkspace);
 	}
 
 	private tryRunTasks(isAllowed: boolean | undefined) {
@@ -84,8 +87,13 @@ export class RunAutomaticTasks extends Disposable implements IWorkbenchContribut
 		return { tasks, taskNames };
 	}
 
-	public static promptForPermission(taskService: ITaskService, storageService: IStorageService, notificationService: INotificationService,
+	public static async promptForPermission(taskService: ITaskService, storageService: IStorageService, notificationService: INotificationService, trustedWorkspaceService: ITrustedWorkspaceService,
 		workspaceTaskResult: Map<string, WorkspaceFolderTaskResult>) {
+		const isTrustedWorkspace = await trustedWorkspaceService.requireWorkspaceTrust() === TrustState.Trusted;
+		if (!isTrustedWorkspace) {
+			return;
+		}
+
 		const isFolderAutomaticAllowed = storageService.getBoolean(ARE_AUTOMATIC_TASKS_ALLOWED_IN_WORKSPACE, StorageScope.WORKSPACE, undefined);
 		if (isFolderAutomaticAllowed !== undefined) {
 			return;